Blacksmith&#39;s forge.



No. 642,27l. Patented Jan. 30, I900.

G. SUUER.

BLACKSMITHS FORGE.

(Application filed June 6, 1899.)

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GEORGE SOUER, OF RIOES, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-IIALF TO ELMER M. JOHNSON, OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.

BLACKSMITHS FORGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,271, dated January 30, 1900.

Application filed June 5,1899. Serial No. 719,443. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, GEORGE SOUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rices, in the county of Benton and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blacksmiths Forges,of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to portable blacksmiths forges; and the objects of my invention are to produce a simple and inexpensive portable forgo the frame of which is adapted to be constructed mainly of wood and to carry a vise and to be connected with a work-bench alongside thereof, the fan-blower of said forge having a vertical shaft and an operating-shaft placed also vertically, with a cranlt-handle within convenient reach of the smith. I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the forge and workbench constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aside View of the forge. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken above the hearth of the forge. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the blast-directing hood and grate thereon.

In said drawings, A represents the rectangular top frame of the forge, which is supported by four uprights or legs B B which are united together about half-way of their height by another rectangular frame A Be tween the uprights B is placed the casing for the fan D. Said casing consists, preferably, of ton gue-and-groove boards secured horizontally to the top frame A to constitute the top ct of the casing and of a floor 04 secured to the frame A and through said floor there is an opening a constituting the eye of the fancase. One end of said fan-case is semicylindrical, as shown at or, while its inner end is made acute by an inclined partition E to properly direct the air-blast upwardly toward the grate g and hearth h and another inclined partition F, having its lower end converging toward the partition E. Said partition F has a large opening f in the central portion of its front end, which is covered by a blast-directing hood G, of metal, the flanged edges of which are secured on top of the inclined par tition F. The front portion of the top of the hood has the grate g secured thereto over an opening made therein for the passage of the air-blast.

To form the hearth h of the forge and protect the lumber of which the frame is preferably made, a bed of clay II is packed on top of the fan-casing a, on top of the hood G and on top of the inclined partition E. Under said partition a tool-chamber I is provided, having vertical walls 1' i and an end door The wall t provides a bracing-support for the partition E. The lower portion of said. partition can thus be made independent of its upper portion and be temporarily slid sidewise for the escape of clinkers or be perforated and provided with a slidahle registerplate 6, placed thereon.

The shaft (Z of the fan is vertical and guided in suitable bearings secured to the frame. The upper end of said shaft carries a pinion 71:, which meshes with a gear-wheel L. Said wheel is mounted upon the lower portion of a shaft M, which is guided in a vertical position in bearin gs a, secured to the frame. The upper end of the shaft M carries a crank-ham dle m in convenient position to be operated by the smith while attending to an article in the fire.

To one of the legs 13 is secured a vise P, having an adjustable jaw in connection with said leg. The legs B also constitute an end support for a bench Q, the other end of which is secured by legs q, properly steadied to the bench by lateral braces r, said bench adding to convenience of the forge by furnishing a handy and elevated support for some of the materials used by the smith.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- A blacksmiths forge consisting of a rectangnlar upper frame a rectangular under frame, and between them a fan-case in one end, said fan-case having an upwardly-inclined air-passage consisting of two converging partitions, the upper partition having an air-passage, a

tapering hood G over said passage and a grate upon said hood, a hearth consisting of clay packed Within the upper frame and resting upon a portion of the fan-case and hood, a fan Within said case, said fan having a vertical shaft, a pinion on the upper end of said shaft, a horizontally-mounted gear-Wheel meshing with said pinion, and a vertically-retained crank-shaft secured to said gear-wheel, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE SOUER.

Witnesses:

W. S. ROBERTSON, ANDREW O. ROBERTSON. 

